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1) Chinatown
Language
English
Description
A landmark movie in the film-noir tradition, CHINATOWN stands as a true screen classic. Jack Nicholson is private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together....
Series
Fast and furious 4-movie collection volume I
Language
English
Description
Every night is a championship race on the turbo-charged streets of Los Angeles. Dominic and Johnny are rivals who are the boldest, the baddest, the best, and turn their challengers into dust. Then along comes a challenger. Dominic and Johnny know that he is tough and fast, what they don't know is that he is a speed demon detective trying to bust up a theft ring.
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English
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Gloria Swanson, as Norma Desmond, an aging silent-film queen, and William Holden, as the struggling young screenwriter who is held in thrall by her madness, created two of the screen's most memorable characters in SUNSET BOULEVARD. Winner of three **Academy Awards**, director Billy Wilder's powerful orchestration of this bizarre tale is a true cinematic classic. From the unforgettable opening sequence - a body found floating in a decayed mansion's...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Edition
20th anniversary special ed.
Language
English
Description
The mayor decides to loosen the restrictions at the Police Academy. Soon, the new class is overrun with misfits and losers, including Carey Mahoney, who must choose between the force or jail; Karen, a pretty cadet whom Mahoney has his eye on; Moses Hightower, a mountain of a man who likes to tend flowers; and Larvell Jones, who has the ability to imitate the sound of practically anything. Commandant Lassard and Lt. Harris, are not thrilled with their...
6) Zombieland
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
In a world that has become overrun with zombies, two men must figure out how to survive. Wimpy Columbus is afraid of his own shadow, while Tallahassee is the biggest, baddest, gun-toting zombie-slayer who ever lived. When they meet two sisters, Wichita and Little Rock, the four strike out for an amusement park that is said to be zombie-free. This mismatched group will have to rely on each other to survive, which could be worse than surrendering to...
Language
English
Description
Los Angeles police sergeants Murtaugh and Riggs are working on drug related case. After a chase and car crash, the two find one million dollars worth of South African krugerands. Riggs and Murtaugh are assigned to keep an eye on Leo Getz, who is scheduled to testify in a drug case. The South African drug smugglers, led by Arjen Rudd, the minister of diplomatic affairs, doesn't want Leo to testify. Rudd turns out to be the man that Riggs and Murtaugh...
8) End of watch
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel, during a routine traffic stop.
10) 24: Season three
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition
Collector's ed.
Language
English
Description
"It's been three years since CTU agent, Jack Bauer thwarted a terrorist attempt to plunge the United States into war. Now he's back in L.A. after working undercover for six months bringing down drug lord Ramon Salazar. But then the FBI receives a phone call threatening the release of a deadly virus in Los Angeles if Salazar isn't released from prison within six hours. As CTU races to locate the virus, Jack realizes that the only way to prevent additional...
11) Angel: Season 5
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
"The Angel Investigations team is stunned when the senior partners of Wolfram and Hart give them control of the L.A. office. The gang quickly moves in, and although everyone is delighted at the amazing resources they now have at their command, they can't stop wondering what the catch is. But the biggest mystery of all revolves around a small package Angel receives containing an amulet and a handful of dust- which coalesces into a very-much-alive Spike."--Set...
12) Mixed nuts
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
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A wild and wacky comedy about oddball characters in Los Angeles at Christmastime, centered around a suicide hotline service.
13) The hangover
Language
English
Description
Angelenos Doug Billings and Tracy Garner are about to get married. Two days before the wedding, Doug and his groomsmen hop into Tracy's father's Mercedes for a 24-hour stag party in Las Vegas. The morning after their arrival in Vegas, they awaken in their Caesars Palace hotel suite each with the worst hangover. No one remembers what happened in the past twelve or so hours. The suite is in shambles and Doug is missing. Phil, Stu and Alan try to find...
14) Nancy Drew
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Edition
Full screen and widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Nancy is an iconic girl detective with a passion for mystery, but she is about to experience a serious case of culture shock as she heads to Hollywood on an extended business trip with her father. Soon she becomes involved in the age-old mystery of famous actress Dehlia Draycott's death...
16) Burlesque
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Ali is a small-town girl with a big voice who escapes hardship to follow her dreams to LA. After stumbling upon The Burlesque Lounge, a majestic but ailing theater that is home to an inspired musical revue, Ali lands a job as a cocktail waitress from Tess, the club's proprietor and headliner. After Ali finally makes her way from the bar to the stage, things take a dramatic turn when her larger than life voice causes a charismatic entrepreneur to make...
17) Falling down
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Edition
Deluxe edition; widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
After he's downsized from his job, an emotionally unstable man slowly loses his mind, unleashing a spree of violence on those that he sees as detriments to society.
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
For Vince, Eric, Drama, and Turtle, life in Hollywood's fast lane can be an intoxicating roller-coaster of a ride. After hitting some speed bumps the last couple of year, Vince's career is in high gear after his role in a new Martin Scorsese film. But now that Vince is back on top, is it finally time for the entourage to step out of his shadow?
19) Constantine
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
A detective with supernatural powers tries to convince God to let him into Heaven when he dies, by tracking down half-demons on Earth and casting them back into Hell.
20) Rush hour
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Jackie Chan is Inspector Lee, a Hong Kong Detective who helps confiscate millions of dollars worth of stolen Chinese artifacts from crime Lord Juntao. Seeking revenge, Juntao kidnaps the young daughter of the Chinese consul when he moves to America. Chan is sent as a diplomatic advisor and finds himself paired up with a New York cop (Chris Tucker) - a man who works alone, and wants to stay that way.
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